| US 7,555,311 B2 | ||
| Mobile communication terminal and method | ||
| Tita Kangas, Kaarina (Finland); Teemu Laaksonen, Turku (Finland); Vesa Heikkola, Espoo (Finland); and Petri Kokkonen, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 27, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/236,427. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0072642 A1, Mar. 29, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—552.1 [455/550.1; 455/575.1; 455/90.2] | 21 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus comprising:
a first communication mode capable of a specified primary mode of communication and defaulting to a voice call if there is
no specified primary mode;
a second communication mode capable of a specified secondary mode of communication and defaulting to a video call if there
is no specified secondary mode;
a communication initiation element configured at least part of the time to accept input to initiate communication; and
a controller associated with said communication initiation element,
said controller being adapted to detect a user actuation of said communication initiation element and to discriminate between
at least a first and a second type of said user actuation, and
said controller being further adapted to generate a control signal for initiating communication using said first communication
mode or said second communication mode, depending on whether said user actuation is of said first type or said second type.
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